Students get detention for misbehaving. Anyone who’s seen The Breakfast Club knows that. But what happens to troublesome teachers? They too might wind up in a detention of their own. In the Tabard Theatre Company’s Evelyn in Purgatory, teacher Evelyn Reid is accused of misconduct by a failing student and finds herself holed up in a reassignment center where she waits for her case to be reviewed. The dramatic comedy is based on reportedly true tales of teacher “rubber rooms” formed by the NYC Department of Education. Runs through Jan. 28.

Evelyn in Purgatory
Fri, 8pm, $30+
Theatre on San Pedro Square, San Jose

Before Peter could fly and James Hook lost his hand to a clock-gobbling croc, there was a nameless 13-year-old orphan and a pirate with a propensity for malaprops. In Peter and the Starcatcher, we learn how Peter became an ageless wonder, how Black Stache became Captain Hook and about the age-old war between the forces of good and evil. Take a seat and prepare for high jinks on the high seas in this Tony Award-winning musical by Rick Elice. This Tabard Theatre Company production runs through Oct. 8.

Peter and the Starcatcher
Fri, 8pm, $35+
Theatre on San Pedro Square, San Jose